

That might be misleading. It’s pretty easy to get a work visa, which you can use to stay indefinitely, got to renew it though. Getting permanent residence is harder to qualify for, but if you’ve been in China for a while it’s easier. lots of people just stay in China very long periods of time on work visas.
Are you okay? Did a random video online hurt your feelings? Maybe you should reexamine what makes you reject when a country is making positive advancements.